LINKME

THE BUSINESS CARD OF THE FUTURE

Sometimes one link just isn’t enough.

What does your business card say about you? Ever since Christian Bale’s disturbing portrayal of Patrick Bateman in American Psycho (2000), people have looked at business cards differently. They were no longer just white off cuts with the essential details of some uninterested suit pressed into the card. In fact, they weren’t white at all, but eggshell, bone cream, or nimbus white. The font, the thickness, the watermark; suddenly all these things mattered and created an idea of the person behind the card.

Physical business cards are just the latest in a long line of physical objects that have been rendered obsolete. People no longer solely do business with people they meet in person, especially not this year, and rolodexes are utterly useless in the world of email. Thankfully, LinkMe is here to bring business cards into the modern era.

LinkMe is your digital business card, bringing Bateman’s object of obsession into the twenty-first century. Instead of just your name and contact information, LinkMe allows you to share your affiliate links, social media accounts, and important resources easier and faster than ever before.

Sometimes one link just isn’t enough. Multiple links in one message can look suspicious or confusing, while sites like Instagram will only allow one link in your bio. LinkMe solves this issue by organising all your important links under one easy to remember link URL. Once upon a time, the thickness and complexity of your business card gave people a hint of what sort of person you are. With LinkMe, you can show clients and partners that you’re organised, digital first, and across a diverse range of platforms.

Any business professional in the online world has to keep track of what’s working, what’s driving engagement and what people are interested in. It’s no longer enough to share a link online and hope people will click through, you have to learn from the successes and failures of your approach and build on them. That’s why LinkMe includes analytics, so you can track how many people are following you, reading your work, engaging with your accounts and discovering your brand.

Time marches inexorably on, leaving countless casualties in its wake. The fax machine, DVDs, CDs, polaroid cameras, and now the physical business card. Thankfully, LinkMe is here to take its place.

LinkMe is free with a gold package, or available separately for just €40.00 a year. Visit link-me.io to try it out.